PERU LLAMA TREKS is a Edgar Zambrano’s family run business and project since 2000 operating from ‘trail heads’ Canrey Chico where stone paved Pre-Inca trail leads to the archaeological complex of Chavin and in other locations or hiking routes of the Cordillera Blanca and Huayhuash, even in Southern Peru such as Cusco and Puno.
We also provide treks around the Cordillera Blanca and Huayhuash, over some stunning scenery on land by exclusive permission of Huascaran National Park and working in partnership with the Countryside people protecting Local Communities.
Project of growing Llamas in Cantu Recuay
We organize a unique hiking with Lamas that combines the adventure of discovering the pleasure of the companionship in the mountains in some of the most spectacular scenery of the White Mountain range and Peruvian Andes in generally.
We offer a range of treks for all kind of trips from a simple day time trek with friends or family, or who are in acclimating tours, birthday travel, honey moon travels and other corporate activities. Some of the proceeds are donated from the treks and are used to provide financial support for a local charity that provides to local people for their animal therapy.
OUR IMPORTANT TASKS DURING OUR TOUR OPERATIONS
Protecting the Environment
Peru Llama Trek is a travel company which take care a lot on protecting the natural environment especially when traveling in the National Parks, National Reseve areas, Sactuary protected areas. You can be informed by our hiking guides or our brochures or just read list below how you can conserve local eco-systems:
- Always try and use local energy and water as efficiently as possible in line with local practices. You may come from a city blessed with heavy annual rainfall, but the odds are the village you’re staying in isn’t.
- Don’t leave taps running or use water intensive practices such as hand washing only a few or single items of clothing at a time in countries where water is sparse.
- Check that any soaps or detergents you use are biodegradable, always washing dishes and utensils away from streams and lakes.
- Never ever litter. Find a bin or recycle it. Find out how to recycle your waste most efficiently from your hotel or hostel. Try not to bring any superfluous containers or packaging that you do not intend to take back home.
- Never put rubbish bags down beside a garbage bag or pile of rubbish sacks as wild animals are more likely to tear them open and disperse the rubbish. Worse still, bottles and cans can seriously injure animals and plastic bags suffocate animals when consumed.
- Travellers should be aware that not all countries employ the same levels of animal welfare protection. so be discerning when visiting zoos and marine parks abroad.
- Animals are not here to amuse us, so do not support this trend by visiting circus’, festivals and carnivals where performing animals are used.
- In natural areas, be aware that your movements are effecting your surroundings. Move cautiously, do not take any natural keepsakes and always stay to marked footpaths.
- When driving, stick to marked paths and roads. Be aware when driving at night that animals can scare easily from headlights and loud noises at and may be prone to leaping onto the road.
Protecting local communities Peru Llama Trek’s passengers should always look to protect local communities:
Always try to use local services, rather than external tour companies and services.
When booking accommodation, think about staying in bed and breakfasts or locally ran hotels and hostels, rather than international names.
Eat where the locals do, not only will this give you a better insight to the cuisine of the area you’re visiting, but it will also help to support the local economy.
Always respect local laws and customs. Not only is it illegal, and could result in serious fines or imprisonment, but the effect outside influences on a community can be devastating.
The introduction of drugs to the hill tribes of northern Thailand is a notorious case, where travellers taking drugs created a previously unheard of economy in buying and selling drugs.
As locals emulated their visitors, soon many communities became not only dependent on drugs themselves, but also as a means of survival, by selling them to travelers.
Buy locally made crafts and artifacts direct from the source, i.e. local markets and shops rather than from hotel lobbies and airport departure lounges where little of the original money will go to the community.
In short, help the local economy of developing countries by buying local produce where all purchases can be put straight back into the local community, in preference to imported goods and externally ran services.
Always question establishments where children are working, consider whether they should be in school or not
